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Four Decades of Psychological Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder: A Meta-Regression of Changes in Abstinence Rates Over Time

Messer M, Wade T, Anderson C, Bolger T, Ng G, Bothe H, Linardon J

2025 / International Journal of Eating Disorders doi: 10.1002/eat.70014

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Physical health

Preconception Predictors of Next Generation Early Relational Health: A Living Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

Macdonald JA, Mansour KA, Evans-Whipp T, Spry EA, Letcher P, Ritland L, Mallawaarachchi SR, Hutchinson DM, Hancox R, Allen JS, Coffin J, Francis J, Glauert R, McIntosh JE, O’Dean S, Pearce N, Misuraca G, Cobden AL, Green MJ, Thomson K, Greenwood CJ, Kretschmer T, Olsson CA, Network TAERH, Chamberlain C, Cross D, Fischer A, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Hömel R, McLaws S, Painter FL, Priest N, Slade T, Whittle S, Zhang L, Zubrick SR

2025 / Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review doi: 10.1007/s10567-025-00554-2

Childhood Relational health Family

Exploring the Service Features of Telephone Cancer Information and Support Services From Callers’ Experiences: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Livingstone A, Murphy A, Bucholc J, Cook E, McCaffrey N

2025 / Journal of Clinical Nursing doi: 10.1111/jocn.70175

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Physical health

Can depression and anxiety apps improve quality of life, wellbeing, and disability outcomes? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Anderson C, Linardon J

2025 / Cognitive Behaviour Therapy1 - 12. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2025.2599349

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Digital

Trauma-and-Violence-Informed Care for Victim-Survivors of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Service Providers’ Perspectives

Davies MJ, Satyen L, Toumbourou JW

2025 / Trauma, Violence & Abuse15248380251383933. doi: 10.1177/15248380251383933

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Relational health Family Peer/intimate partner

Adaptive leadership in health care: a rapid review

Robinson N, Claringbold G, Anglim J, Fischer S, Walker A, Forsyth L

2025 / Australian Health Review, 49(6), doi: 10.1071/ah25068

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood School/workplace

Uptake, Adherence, and Attrition in Clinical Trials of Depression and Anxiety Apps

Liu C, Torous J, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Messer M, Anderson C, Soliman OM, Linardon J

2025 / JAMA Psychiatry, 83(1), 43. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.3439

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Digital

Factors associated with employment outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review spanning a decade of international research

Kemp E, Ugalde A, Marshall S, Grech L, Ramsey I, Kirk D, Semple C, Jongebloed H, Haywood D, Taylor C, Nekhlyudov L, Lam WWT, Walker D, Halkett GKB, Bergerot CD, Ke Y, Hart NH, Olver I, Woodall S, Bhoo-Pathy N, Banerjee S, Cho J, Koczwara B

2025 / Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(11), 994. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10011-z

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Physical health School/workplace

Understanding dropout during psychological treatment for gambling: A scoping review

Hawker CO, Dias S, Dowling NA, Thornley BJ, Quigley KL, Merkouris SS, Thomas AC, Campbell SC

2025 / Clinical Psychology Review, 122:102653. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102653

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health

A Timely Update: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for Non-Underweight Eating Disorders

Pellizzer ML, Zhou Y, Valle MKD, Linardon J, Wade T

2025 / International Journal of Eating Disorders, 59(1), 3 - 15. doi: 10.1002/eat.24567

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Physical health

Smartphone intervention apps for schizophrenia: A review of the academic literature and app stores

Xia W, Hau C, Burns J, Ryan SM, Firth J, Linardon J, Lineradon J, Torous J

2025 / Schizophrenia Research, 285:204 - 214. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.09.007

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Digital

The relationship between media literacy and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Gordon CS, Ferber K, Notley T, Rodgers RF, Bradshaw E, Basarkod G, Anderson J, McLean SA, Mizzi S, Jarman HK, Dickson J, Sanders T, Slater A, Pearson E, Dicke T

2025 / Educational Research Review, 49:100731. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100731

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Cognitive health Emotional health

Early Relational Health and its Impact on the Developing Brain: A Scoping Review

Zhang L, Liontos D, Olsson CA, Evans-Whipp T, McIntosh JE, Painter FL, Harverson J, Whittle S, Network TAERH

2025 / Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review doi: 10.1007/s10567-025-00545-3

Childhood Cognitive health Relational health Family Peer/intimate partner

Ecological Momentary Assessment in Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review.

Burnett J, Cobden AL, Firman-Sadler L, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Akhlaghi H, D JFD, Caeyenberghs K

2025 / Journal of Neurotrauma, 42(17-18), 1465 - 1490. doi: 10.1177/08977151251359986

Cognitive health

Child-to-parent violence and parent mental health: A systematic review

Harries T, Mayshak R, Curtis A

2025 / International Journal of Behavioral Development doi: 10.1177/01650254251372915

Adolescence Childhood Emotional health Relational health Family

Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule-based systems to large language models: a systematic review

Hua Y, Siddals S, Ma Z, Galatzer-Levy I, Xia W, Hau C, Na H, Flathers M, Linardon J, Ayubcha C, Torous J

2025 / World Psychiatry, 24(3), 383 - 394. doi: 10.1002/wps.21352

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Digital

Looking beyond depression: meta-analysis of digital interventions for depression on eleven secondary mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Linardon J, Anderson C, Messer M, McClure Z, Liu C

2025 / Psychiatry Research, 351:116657. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116657

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Physical health Digital

Suicidality in Men Following Relationship Breakdown: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Data

Wilson MJ, Scott AJ, Pilkington V, Macdonald JA, Rice SM, Oliffe JL, Seidler ZE

2025 / Psychological Bulletin, 151(7), 819 - 860. doi: 10.1037/bul0000482

Adolescence Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health Relational health Peer/intimate partner

The longitudinal relationship between financial hardship and mental health – A systematic review of the evidence

Tibbetts J, Chapman C, O’Dean S, Butterworth P, Slade T

2025 / SSM - Mental Health, 8:100481. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100481

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Emotional health

Mapping the Influence of Infant–Parent Relational Quality on Life Course Relationships: A Scoping Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

Painter FL, Harverson J, King G, Evans-Whipp T, Green MJ, Mansour KA, Zhang L, Whittle S, Liontos D, Olsson CA, McIntosh JE

2025 / Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review doi: 10.1007/s10567-025-00527-5

Adolescence Childhood Later adulthood Middle adulthood Young adulthood Relational health Family Peer/intimate partner School/workplace

Systematic reviews

Four Decades of Psychological Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder: A Meta-Regression of Changes in Abstinence Rates Over Time

Preconception Predictors of Next Generation Early Relational Health: A Living Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

Exploring the Service Features of Telephone Cancer Information and Support Services From Callers’ Experiences: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Can depression and anxiety apps improve quality of life, wellbeing, and disability outcomes? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Trauma-and-Violence-Informed Care for Victim-Survivors of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Service Providers’ Perspectives

Adaptive leadership in health care: a rapid review

Uptake, Adherence, and Attrition in Clinical Trials of Depression and Anxiety Apps

Factors associated with employment outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review spanning a decade of international research

Understanding dropout during psychological treatment for gambling: A scoping review

A Timely Update: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for Non-Underweight Eating Disorders

Smartphone intervention apps for schizophrenia: A review of the academic literature and app stores

The relationship between media literacy and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Early Relational Health and its Impact on the Developing Brain: A Scoping Review

Ecological Momentary Assessment in Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review.

Child-to-parent violence and parent mental health: A systematic review

Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule-based systems to large language models: a systematic review

Looking beyond depression: meta-analysis of digital interventions for depression on eleven secondary mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Suicidality in Men Following Relationship Breakdown: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Data

The longitudinal relationship between financial hardship and mental health – A systematic review of the evidence

Mapping the Influence of Infant–Parent Relational Quality on Life Course Relationships: A Scoping Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

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